Temperature and light effects on Trichobilharzia szidati cercariae with implications for a risk analysis

Temperature and light effects on Trichobilharzia szidati cercariae with implications for a risk analysis

Abstract Background Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer’s itch) caused by bird schistosome cercariae, released from intermediate host snails, is a common disorder also at higher latitudes. Several cases were observed in the artificial Danish freshwater Ringen Lake frequently used by the public for recreat...

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Main Authors: Azmi Al-Jubury, Per Kania, Anette Bygum, Kurt Buchmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Trichobilharzia
Bird schistosomes
Lymnaea stagnalis
Cercaria
Swimmer’s itch
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-020-00553-z

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